dssimecek

By now you should have the information to figger out what the whole thing will weigh.
Make sure your truck registration shows the correct GVWR for the truck. Had to have mine redone in AZ as the looked up the incorrect wight. Big fine if it is lower. I caught the error before I got in trouble.

Davey

fyrguy316

i am looking to find out the same thing. i have the same setup, 6 spd, quad cab, long bed, etc. i live in PA and i just bought 14,000 lb GVW gooseneck and i'm running into alot of crap. if the trailer is registered as 10,000 or more, which mine has to be cuz of GVW, you may have to get combination plates for the truck. it depends on if your load weight and dry weight of the trailer exceed 10,000 lb. mine will. my dry weight is 5400, my pulling truck is 6,000, so my trailer and load weight is 11,400 plus the weight of the truck itself which is around 7100 which gives me a combination weight of 18,500. i will need to go to a class 7 registartion which is 355.50 per year. now this is important. in order to do this in PA, if you bought your truck brand new, you have to go to the dealer and get a line ticket from the manufacturer, not the dealer. this ticket has to have your VIN number on it. it will be specificlly for your truck. it will tell you all you need to know about that truck including the GCWR. this line ticket must be presented at the notary when you make the changes. if the GCWR is only 15,000 for example, i'll be screwed cuz my weight everytime i haul that thing is 18,500. the only way you will get into CDL regulations is if the GCWR exceeds 26,000 lb. i'm calling my dealer tuesday to get the line ticket. if there is no answer on here by the time i get my ticket i'll let you know what i find.

Patrick Campbell

Line ticket... is this a PA thing?

1sttruck

"Also, 265/70/17's are rated to 3195# each giving you a little safety margin."

Even worse, the tire brochure that comes with the truck states that you need an additional 10 psi for sustained speeds above 65 mph, and that load range E tires aren't rated for sustained speeds above 75 mph ? 85 mph ? Anyway, look at the book. Most people probably won't be doing 80 mph with a maximum load, but some do.

They don't seem to make trailers with 4 wheels with the front hitch that moves up and down for pickups do they ? Like the ones that you see on dump trucks hauling a trailer. You'd loose some payload as the trailer would be heavier, but the tounge weight on those would be small and would allow 3/4 ton and SRW trucks to handle more load.

fyrguy316

all i know is the line ticket is required in the state of PA at the notary to get a weight class higher than class 4B which is up to 11,000 lb. i think you can get a line ticket for your truck in any state, probably by going to your dealer and having them contact daimler chrysler. PA's weight laws suck, but that the price you for living in the mountains